Coconut Bombe Recipes

Steps:

• Line a 3-quart, 9-inch-diameter bowl with plastic wrap. Scoop the vanilla ice cream into the bowl; top with a sheet of plastic wrap and gently press the ice cream into the bottom and up the side of the bowl in an even layer, stopping about 1 inch below the rim and leaving a crater in the center. Freeze until firm, about 45 minutes. Remove the plastic wrap and scoop the coffee ice cream into the vanilla ice cream crater. Gently pack in the ice cream and smooth the top. Brush both sides of the pound cake slices with the bourbon. Press the cake slices on top of the ice cream in a single layer to cover completely, trimming as needed (you may have some cake left over). Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, about 2 hours. Remove the top layer of plastic wrap and invert the bowl onto a serving plate. Wipe the outside of the bowl with a hot cloth, then remove the bowl. Remove the plastic wrap and press the coconut onto the cake. Serve immediately or cover and freeze for up to 2 days.
• Photograph by Kana Okada

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the coconut, confectioners' sugar, milk, almonds, butter and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. , Roll into 1-in. balls; place on waxed paper-lined pans. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. , In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip balls in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Return to waxed paper-lined pans. Sprinkle with jimmies or coarse sugar if desired. Refrigerate until firm.

Steps:

• Assembly: Line 2 (6-inch) dome molds with 3/4-inch coconut ice cream. Freeze until firm. Add 7 ounces caramel mou or 3/4-inch. Return to freezer until firm. Add 10 ounces rum parfait or 1 1/2-inch. Return to freezer until firm. Add 3/4-cup of nougatine. Fill with banana sorbet and top with macaron. Return to freezer until firm. Unmold and spray with vernis.
• Mix stabilizer and sugar together. Place all ingredients in a saucepan and cook until temperature reaches 180 degrees F. Strain and cool over an ice bath. Process immediately in an ice cream freezer. Store covered in freezer until needed.
• In a saucepan caramelize sugar and glucose, add the heavy cream when the caramel turns a deep brown color. Stir to dissolve all the sugar, add the vanilla. Cool and store covered in the refrigerator until needed.
• In a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip yolks on high speed until tripled in volume. At the same time, cook sugar, corn syrup, and water to 245 degrees F. Gradually pour the hot syrup into the egg yolks and continue to whip until the mixture is cool and fluffy. Whip the heavy cream to soft peaks. Gradually fold half of the rum into the whipped cream and half into the yolk mixture. Combine cream and yolk mixtures, use immediately.
• Combine glucose, sugar and butter in a saucepan and caramelize. Add warm almonds. Pour onto 2 silpats. Roll out nougatine to 1/8-inch thickness. Cool completely, break into pieces. Store in air-tight container.
• Combine sugar and stabilizer. Bring the water, sugar mixture, and glucose to a boil. Remove from heat, add banana puree and lemon juice. Stir, strain and cool over an ice bath. Process sorbet in an ice cream machine. Store covered in freezer.
• Macaron chocolat: Combine confectioners' sugar, almond flour and cocoa powder, set aside. Whip egg whites to soft peaks, gradually add sugar and continue to whip into stiff peaks. Fold in the cocoa. Fold in butter. Pipe macarons onto parchment lined baking sheet, forming a 5-inch circular disc. Bake in a preheated 375-degree F oven for 15 minutes.
• Combine ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Strain and use immediately for spraying.

Steps:

• Line a baking pan that fits in your freezer with parchment paper. Scoop the vanilla ice cream, rounding scoops as much as possible, until you have 4 of each size, and place on the prepared baking pan. Place the pan in the freezer to harden for 15 minutes.
• Remove the ice cream from the freezer, and roll in coconut. Return to pan, then return the pan to the freezer. Add orange food coloring to marzipan until carrot color is attained. Shape marzipan into small carrot shapes, using a paring knife to make ridges. Remove 1 small scoop of ice cream at a time from the freezer, and make faces using Sen Sen for eyes and mouth and marzipan carrots for the nose. Return to freezer until ready to serve.
• Remove middle-size scoops from the freezer one at a time; place Sen Sen in a row down the front to create buttons. Remove remaining scoops from freezer, and stack to create snowmen, pressing slightly to adhere. Return snowmen to freezer.
• Make the top hats by roasting marshmallows on skewers over a gas burner. Alternatively, place marshmallows on a baking sheet under the broiler, and cook until browned, rotating every few seconds. Place the toasted marshmallow on the chocolate wafer, and dust with sifted confectioners' sugar. Place the hat on the snowmen just before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-in. pan with cooking spray., Beat cake mix, egg whites, water and coconut on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes., Mix milk and extract. Using a large meat fork, poke holes in cake. Gently spread half of the milk mixture over cake; let stand 3 minutes. Spread with remaining milk mixture; cool 1 hour., Spread with whipped topping; sprinkle with toasted coconut. Refrigerate, covered, until cold, about 4 hours.